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Pronunciation / Transliteration: plu gran
"Cet éléphant est plus grand que le cheval."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Of greater size or extent than something else.
"The elephant is bigger than the horse." - 2
Used to indicate a larger amount or degree.
"She has a bigger collection of stamps than her brother."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'bigger' is derived from the Old English 'bigga', which means 'large' or 'great'. Its comparative form evolved in Middle English, reflecting a shift in usage to denote a greater size or extent compared to something else.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bigger" is said worldwide
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plus grand
Transliteration: plu gran
"Cet éléphant est plus grand que le cheval."
größer
Transliteration: größer
"Der Elefant ist größer als das Pferd."
più grande
Transliteration: più grande
"L'elefante è più grande del cavallo."
más grande
Transliteration: más grande
"El elefante es más grande que el caballo."
maior
Transliteration: maior
"O elefante é maior que o cavalo."
बड़ा
Transliteration: bada
"हाथी घोड़े से बड़ा है।"
更大
Transliteration: gèng dà
"大象比马更大。"
더 크다
Transliteration: deo keuda
"코끼리는 말보다 더 큽니다."
より大きい
Transliteration: yori ookii
"象は馬より大きいです。"
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